East Asia and Global Order

East Asia is often treated as a recent rising region, but this graduate IR seminar traces its states and inter-state logic back to the 11th-century Song period to ask how that long history actually shapes today's global order. Expect to read heavily across history and IR theory, work through primary and secondary sources on Chinese, Japanese, and Korean state formation, and write analytical papers connecting historical patterns to contemporary regional dynamics. As a 5000-level elective, it assumes you can already handle IR theory on your own, and it pairs well with coursework on rising powers, hegemonic transition, and non-Western international systems.